Dirigible headlight for automobiles



Nov. 11 {1924;

J. NEMETH DIRIGIBLE HEADLiGHT FOR AUTOMOBILES Fi 1ed Nov. 29, 1922 I. 1ta :1

' GHQ: 11 m Patented Nov. 1 1, 1924,

JOSEPH NElVIETI-L OF NEN BRUNSYVICK, NEW JERSEY.

DIR-IG-IBLE HEADLZG'F-IT Application filed November 29,

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, Josnrrr linirnrz-r, a citizen of Hungary, residing atNew Brunswick, in the county of Middlesex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Dirigible Headlights forAutomobiles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements indirigible headlights for automobiles wherein the bracket arms supportingthe headlights are associated with the steering rod of the automobilewheel shifting mechanism to cause the headlights to be moved uponvertical pivots for casting light rays directly forwardly of theautomobile when making a turn.

With the above and other objects in View, the invention consists of thenovel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fullydescribed, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 shows by dotted lines, and dia grammatically, a frontelevational view of an automobile with the dirigible headlight mechanismin operative position thereon,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the dirigible headlight mechanism, thefront axle and front wheels of the automobile being illustrated bydotted lines,

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the bracket constructionextending between the steering rod of the wheel shifting mechanism andone of the headlights,

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the angle bracket arm connected to thesteering rod, and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the angle bracket arm supporting oneof the headlights and pivotally mounted on the frame of the automobile.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing, there isillustrated by dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2, the front end of anautomobile, preferably of the Ford type embodying a front axle 1, frontsteering wheels 2, steering knuckles 3 and a frame bar 4 with which thedirigible headlight mechanism is associated.

As shown more clearly in Fig. 2, the steering rod 5 has a linkconnection 6 at each end thereof with the adjacent steering knuckles 3while the light shifting mechanism is as- FOR AUTOMOBILES.

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sociated with the frame bar 4 and the steering rod 5.

An angle bracket including a perpendicular leg 7 having a sleeve bearing8 at the lower end thereof is anchored by set screws 9 to the steeringrod 5, an angle bracket of this type being secured to the steering rodadjacent each end thereof as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the upper end ofthe perpendicular leg 7 carrying a forwardly directed right angularextension 10 that is bent upwardly at its outer end to provide aperpendicular leg 11., the upper end of the leg 11 being reduced toprovide an extension screw plug 13 as clearly shown in Fig. 4.

An angle bracket including an u er horizontal leg 14 is provided with anopening 15 that receives a pivot pin carried by the bracket 16projecting laterally from the frame bar 4 of the automobile, the outerend of the horizontal leg 14 being provided with an opening 17 in whichthe lower end of the shaft 18 supporting the headlight 19 is secured asclearly shown in Fig. 3. The opposite end of the horizontal leg 14 isangularly bent to provide a depending leg 20 that is rearwardly bent atright angles at its lower end as at 21, the outer end of which isprovided with an eye portion 22 and a depending sleeve 12 that ismounted upon the leg 11 and rotatably retained in position thereon bythe nut 23 threaded on the screw plug 13.

When the steering rod is shifted for turning the steering wheels 2, thepivotally connected angle bracket extending between the frame bar 4 ofthe automobile and the steering rod 5, causes the angle brackets topivotally move relative to each other with the upper leg 14 of the upperangle bracket pivotally shifting upon the bracket 16 carried by theframe bar 4 for shifting the headlight 19 to cast the light raystherefrom in a direction following the steering wheels 2. lVith abracket mounting of this character, the headlights are positioned agreater dis-. tance forwardly of the body of the automobile andincreased flexibility is established between the headlights and theoperating mechanism therefor.

While there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment ofthe present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minorchanges may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scopeof the invention as claimed.

10 angle bracket 'earwzu'a pivot xi to the frame bar, a vsi'ticai sioevecarried by the lower end of the upnev angle bracket pivoted to andadapted losverticai siifiing movement on she upper pow tion of tholoweibracket and s horizontal sleeve vai'i'iod. by the lower end of thelower angle bracket adjustabiy secured on steering rod.

In tesiiinony whereof I afiix my signature,

JOSEPH NEMETH.

